Charles Rosen 1927-2012
12/11/12 9:00AM By Walter Parker
Charles Rosen, pianist, author and scholar, died Sunday at age 85. He received the National Book Award for his volume on the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, The Classical Style, published in 1971. We'll remember him with his recording of Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3.
Playlist
9:02am
Five Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 23
| Composer | Gerald Finzi |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Gervase de Peyer, clarinet ; Gwenneth Pryor, piano |
| CD/Album | English Music for Clarinet & Piano |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 8549 |
9:17am
Canonic Variations On "Von Himmel Hoch", BWV 606 ("From heav'n on high I come to you")
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (arr. by Igor Stravinsky) |
| Ensemble | Boston Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Seiji Ozawa |
| Soloists | Tanglewood Festival Chorus |
| CD/Album | 20th-Century Bach |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 432092 |
9:30am
Serenade for Strings in Eb, Op. 6
| Composer | Josef Suk |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Appassionata |
| Conductor | Daniel Myssyk |
| CD/Album | Serenades Tcheques |
| Record co./Cat # | Fidelio 36 |
10:01am
Legende #1: St. Francis of Assisi's Sermon to the Birds
| Composer | Franz Liszt |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Stephen Hough, piano |
| CD/Album | Stephen Hough Plays Liszt |
| Record co./Cat # | Virgin Classics 90700 |
10:14am
Twelve Days Of Christmas
| Composer | Traditional |
|---|---|
| Arranger | (arr. by Howard Cable) |
| Ensemble | Canadian Brass |
| Conductor | Elmer Iseler |
| Soloists | Elmer Iseler Singers |
| CD/Album | The Christmas Album |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 426835 |
10:23am
Symphony #3 in C, Op. 32
| Composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Neeme Jarvi |
| CD/Album | Rimsky-Korsakow: 3 Symphonien |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 423604 |
11:01am
Messe Solennelle: Gloria
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra & Monteverdi Choir |
| Conductor | John Eliot Gardiner |
| CD/Album | Berlioz: Messe Solennelle |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 442137 |
11:15am
Piano Sonata #3 in b, Op. 58, B 155
| Composer | Frederic Chopin |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Charles Rosen, piano |
| CD/Album | Chopin: Sonatas - Charles Rosen - David James |
| Record co./Cat # | Globe 5026 |
11:45am
Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225 ("Sing to the Lord a New Song")
| Composer | Johann Sebastian Bach |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Vocalconsort Berlin |
| Conductor | Marcus Creed |
| CD/Album | J.S. Bach: Motets |
| Record co./Cat # | Harmonia Mundi 902079 |
12:05pm
Valse-Fantasie
| Composer | Mikhail Glinka |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Vasili Sinaisky |
| CD/Album | Glinka: Orchestral Works |
| Record co./Cat # | Chandos 9861 |
12:15pm
Piano Trio in a
| Composer | Maurice Ravel |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Claremont Trio |
| Soloists | Emily Bruskin, violin ; Julia Bruskin, cello ; Donna Kwong, piano |
| CD/Album | Claremont Trio: Beethoven & Ravel |
| Record co./Cat # | Tria 3862 |
12:44pm
O Magnum Mysterium / Pueri Concinite
| Composer | Jacob Handl |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Sixteen |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| CD/Album | Christmas Music from Medieval and Renaissance Europe |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66263 |
12:48pm
Videte miraculum ("Behold the miracle of the Lord's Mother")
| Composer | Thomas Tallis |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | The Sixteen |
| Conductor | Harry Christophers |
| CD/Album | Christmas Music from Medieval and Renaissance Europe |
| Record co./Cat # | Hyperion 66263 |